Ice, ice, Simon: Cowell wants to be frozen

If “American Idol’s” resident grump, Simon Cowell, gets his way, he could go on nitpicking problem performances long after Randy Jackson, Paula Abdul and Kara DioGuardi join the dearly departed.

According to the Daily Mail, Cowell recently confessed his plans to have his body cryogenically frozen upon death with the hope of rejoining the human race at a much later date.

“I have decided to freeze myself when I die,” Cowell told fellow diners at a dinner party thrown by British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. “You know, cryonics. You pay a lot of money and you get stuck in a deep freeze once you’ve been declared dead.”

Cowell joked that the procedure would not only serve his sense of self preservation, but would also be a boon to the masses.

“Medical science is bound to work out a way of bringing us back to life in the next century or so, and I want to be available when they do,” he said, adding, “I would be doing the nation an invaluable service.”

Chris Brown on ‘SNL’?While Chris Brown’s career is currently at a standstill following his alleged assault on Rihanna, comedian Kenan Thompson believes there’s still hope for the fallen star.

The “Saturday Night Live” cast member insists Brown’s scandal wouldn’t prevent the singer from performing on his show.

“It's not up to me, but I'm sure we would (have him on ‘SNL’) if he had another hit single,” Thompson said in an interview with Usmagazine.com. “We don't care about scandal. We just care about what brings us ratings!”

Ronson denies pricey haircuts at Lohan’s expense A recent report in OK! magazine claimed Lindsay Lohan “lays out $500 per cut” for gal pal Samantha Ronson’s close-cropped style, but the DJ wants her fans to know it’s just not true.

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“it doesn't cost $500 to cut my hair,” Ronson wrote in a post on her MySpace blog. “have you seen my hair? i don't even have that many strands.”

Besides, Ronson assured her readers that if her locks ever required big bucks, she still wouldn’t need haircut handouts from LiLo.

“if for some reason i decided that I was going to throw $500 away on a hair cut I would pay for it myself, however — I have a great exchange going with my hair dresser — i make him cds — he cuts my hair,” she wrote. “yay! cheap and cheerful!"

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